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Salmon Teriyaki

Name: Salmon Teriyaki
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 2 salmon fillets; For the teriyaki: 3 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp mirin, 1 tbsp sake, 1 tbsp sugar; Toasted sesame seeds; Japanese white rice

📍 Japan

⏱️Prep: 10 min

🔥Cook: 10 min

⏰Total: 20 min

🍽️2 servings

● Difficulty: Easy

Salmon teriyaki with homemade glaze made from soy sauce, mirin, and sake that caramelizes in the pan. The easiest Japanese dish to prepare at home with a brilliant, sweet, and deeply flavorful result.

🛒 Ingredients

2 servings

2 salmon fillets
For the teriyaki: 3 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp mirin, 1 tbsp sake, 1 tbsp sugar
Toasted sesame seeds
Japanese white rice

👨‍🍳 Step-by-step instructions

Mix soy sauce, mirin, sake, and sugar. Heat until dissolved.
Dry the salmon well with paper towels.
Hot pan with a little oil. Sear the salmon for 3 minutes on the skin side.
Flip over. Add the teriyaki sauce over the salmon.
Reduce the sauce until it glazes: the salmon will be coated in a shiny caramel.
Serve over rice with sesame seeds and scallions.

💡 Chef's tip

Teriyaki works best when the salmon starts skin-side down: the crispy skin contrasts perfectly with the sweet glaze.

📝 Our take

Salmon teriyaki in a pan is one of the most satisfying ten-minute recipes that exists. Starting skin side down is non-negotiable: the skin gets crispy while the glaze builds on the flesh side. Mirin and soy sauce in equal parts is the base ratio, with a teaspoon of sugar to accelerate caramelization. That amber glaze is the whole point.

🍷 Wine & food pairing

Cold junmai sake or an Alsatian Pinot Gris. The sweetness of the teriyaki glaze needs a wine with some residual sweetness to avoid tasting unbalanced.